*Article by John Curtis for hawkesburyraceclub.com.auEdward Cummings clinched his 50th solo career winner yesterday at Royal Randwick, landing the opener, the Midway Benchmark 72 Handicap (1400m) with Strait Acer ($4.60).Strait Acer (Jason Collett) absolutely trounced his rivals at Randwick to make it two city wins on end, and looks destined for much better things.A $25,000 Inglis Ready2Race […]
*Article by John Curtis for hawkesburyraceclub.com.auEDWARD Cummings had the backing of the breeder of a beautifully-bred colt he was keen to buy at last year’s Inglis Australian Easter yearling sale.So he went above what he thought the youngster might bring, and paid $200,000 to secure him from the Coolmore Stud draft.Now an early three-year-old and having […]
*Article by John Curtis for hawkesburyraceclub.com.auHAWKESBURY’S triple Group 1 winning mare Duais will have a new rider when she resumes at Royal Randwick on Saturday.Jason Collett will partner the now six-year-old and $3m earner in the first major of the new season, the $1m wfa Winx Stakes (1400m), trainer Edward Cummings confirmed today.Collett got a “feel” […]
Strait Acer’s fruitful prep continued with a Saturday Metro win at Rosehill Gardens at the weekend. It was the four-year-old’s second win from three starts so far this time in.He is a very progressive young horse that we still probably haven’t figured out the best distance for. He won over 1500m at Rosehill and was […]